The Federal Government has significantly reduced the cost of kidney dialysis in federal hospitals across Nigeria, cutting the price by 76% as part of a new subsidy policy approved by President Bola Tinubu.
Under the new policy, the cost of a single dialysis session drops from an average of ₦50,000 to just ₦12,000. The move, announced in a statement on Monday by Presidential Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, aims to ease the financial burden on thousands of Nigerians living with kidney disease, many of whom require multiple dialysis sessions weekly.
“This landmark subsidy approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu brings much-needed relief to citizens battling kidney-related illnesses,” Bwala said.
The reduced pricing is already in effect at ten federal medical centres and teaching hospitals nationwide, including:
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FMC Ebute-Metta, Lagos
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FMC Jabi, Abuja
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University College Hospital, Ibadan
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FMC Owerri
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University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital
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FMC Abeokuta
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Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH)
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FMC Azare
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University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH)
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University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH)
Bwala added that more federal hospitals will be included in the programme before the year ends to expand access nationwide.
He also highlighted a similar intervention approved by President Tinubu last year — free cesarean sections in federal hospitals — as part of the administration’s broader commitment to affordable healthcare under the Renewed Hope Agenda.
“These measures reflect the government’s determination to ensure no Nigerian is denied access to critical healthcare due to financial constraints,” Bwala concluded.
